Basketball Recap: Northwood Academy Comes Up Short

Northwood Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders and fell 74-47. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Crusaders are ranked 40th).

It was another big night for Hilton Dessausure, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals for Northside Christian Academy. The matchup was Dessausure's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Gadson, who posted 17 points.

Northwood Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Northside Christian Academy, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.

Northwood Academy and Greenup County will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northside Christian Academy, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pinewood Prep at 2:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025.